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states. new "usa today"/gallup poll shows half of americans approve of his endorsement. a1%. 45% say they disapprove of the president president's decision. six in ten says the president's stance on day marriage will not have an effect on their vote, 26% says it makes them less likely to vote for him in november and 13% say they are no more likely to vote for president obama. >>> mitt romney using his stance against gay marriage to connect with evangelical conservative voters and delivered the commencement address at liberty university saturday. >> culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matt matters. now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate from time to time. so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [ cheers and applause ] >> rnc chairman raines priebus defended that. >> mitt romney is a gracious, caring promise that believes every individual in this count
states. new "usa today"/gallup poll shows half of americans approve of his endorsement. a1%. 45% say they disapprove of the president president's decision. six in ten says the president's stance on day marriage will not have an effect on their vote, 26% says it makes them less likely to vote for him in november and 13% say they are no more likely to vote for president obama. >>> mitt romney using his stance against gay marriage to connect with evangelical conservative voters...
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. >> i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >>> for more on the impact of this we bring in nbc terrorist specialist, evan cole man. how significant is this attack and what have we learned from it? >> well, we're still get the details, but it does seem to be quite significant. it's what we've been looking for and wondering where it was really. where is the revenge mission for osama bin laden? frankly, where is aqap? you had a terrorist group that had two very, very serious plots targeting the u.s. within the space of just about a year and then all of a sudden there was dead silence. i think some people thought after all the drone strikes that have taken place, after all the u.s. military activity,
. >> i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >>> for more on the impact of this we bring...
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what happens in greece has an impact here in the united states. businesses are more hesitant to invest if they see a lot of uncertainty looming across the atlantic because they're not sure whether that's going to mean a further global slowdown, and we're already seeing very slow growth rates, and, in fact, contraction in a lot of countries in europe. so we had an extensive discussion about how do we strengthen the european project generally in a way that does not harm world economic growth but instead moves it forward? and i've been clear, i think, in not just this week but over the last two years what i think ought to be done. we have to put firewalls in place to ensure that countries outside of greece that are doing the right thing aren't harmed just because markets are skittish and nervous. we have to make sure banks are recapitalized in europe so th n that investors have confidence, and we have to make sure there is a growth strategy to go alongside the physical need for discipline. as well as a monetary policy that is promoting the capacity o
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the united states negotiated with terrorists in iraq. that policy was called the surge. they brought a lot of people who were terrorists into the fold who ended up fighting alongside the u.s. troops. so that doesn't mean that i think they're going to come to a deal with al qaeda kidnappers. i think that's very unlikely. >> richard engel, thanks so much. >>> new details on the mysterious death of an army soldier in afghanistan who died while skyping with his wife. we'll bring you the very latest on that investigation. >>> plus former nba star charles barkley slam mitt romney during an nba broadcast. his comments coming up. power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. stronger. it's time to believe again. [ female announcer ] weight watchers -- rated number one best plan for weight loss by u.s. news and world report, again. join now for free. hurry. offer ends may 12th. [ jennifer ] weight watchers. believe. because it works. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 there are atm fees.
the united states negotiated with terrorists in iraq. that policy was called the surge. they brought a lot of people who were terrorists into the fold who ended up fighting alongside the u.s. troops. so that doesn't mean that i think they're going to come to a deal with al qaeda kidnappers. i think that's very unlikely. >> richard engel, thanks so much. >>> new details on the mysterious death of an army soldier in afghanistan who died while skyping with his wife. we'll bring you...
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. >> i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know. but i do know this, that in his heart he's not an american. he's just not an american. >> i believe that the president was born in hawaii. or at least i hope he was. my responsibility as secretary of state is to make sure that the ballots in arizona are correct and that those people whose names are on the ballot have met the qualifications for the office they are seeking. >> it's on barack obama, the first african-american president of harvard law was born in kenya and raise ed indonesia and hawa. it's from a book promotion put out by his literary agent that barack obama approved of. >> in spite of a confession from the book agent that the error was hers alone, birtherism is alive and well. also bubbling up from last election cycle, obama's long severed relationship with jeremiah wright. he explained when he saw it, if the nation had seen that ad, they never have elected barack obama. the reemergence of reverend wright has spawned the reemergence conspiracy, that obama is a secret mus
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states. the levels of radioactive cesium were ten times higher than the amount measured in tuna off the california coast in previous years. >>> researchers have captured a stunning image of a newly created molecule. they are calling it olymposene. it got its name because its five-linked rings resemble the olympic symbol. >>> and travel & leisure has a new survey with the city with the best burgers. the number one city is providence, rhode island. philadelphia ranked second. chicago came in third. >>> now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed on friday at 12,454 after falling 74 points. the s&p lost 2. the nasdaq was down 1. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei gained 63 points while in hong kong, the hang seng rose 254. >>> after the long holiday weekend, europe's ongoing debt saga will take center stage once again. fears spain can't afford to bail out its largest real estate lender weighed on asian markets after sending spanish bon
states. the levels of radioactive cesium were ten times higher than the amount measured in tuna off the california coast in previous years. >>> researchers have captured a stunning image of a newly created molecule. they are calling it olymposene. it got its name because its five-linked rings resemble the olympic symbol. >>> and travel & leisure has a new survey with the city with the best burgers. the number one city is providence, rhode island. philadelphia ranked...
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. >>> over the weekend millions in the western united states and across asia watch the sky as the moon passed in front of the sun, leaving only a golden ring around the edges. it was the first so-called ring of fire eclipse in 18 years. >>> and finally, here's a head scratcher. what is he thinking? a beekeeper in poland created quite a buzz by covering himself with 30,000 bees. after shaking off the bees, he walked away with only two stings. not sure how that happened. >>> the jury in the trial of john edwards resumes deliberations in north carolina. edwards could face years in prison if convicted of campaign finance violations to cover up an extramarital affair. nbc's frances kuo has more. >> reporter: on friday the jury for the edwards campaign corruption trail started weighing all the evidence presented during 17 days of testimony. shortly after beginning deliberations, the eight men and four women asked to review several exhibits. they concerned the more than $700,000 provided by heiress rachel bunny. they asked for a blackboard and master list of all the exhibits in the case. >> t
. >>> over the weekend millions in the western united states and across asia watch the sky as the moon passed in front of the sun, leaving only a golden ring around the edges. it was the first so-called ring of fire eclipse in 18 years. >>> and finally, here's a head scratcher. what is he thinking? a beekeeper in poland created quite a buzz by covering himself with 30,000 bees. after shaking off the bees, he walked away with only two stings. not sure how that happened....
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for the first time, caucasian births are no longer a majority in the united states. whites accounted for 49.6% of all births, while minorities, including hispanics, blacks and asians, reached 50.4%. >>> hey, here's some good news for all of us. a new study finds that men who drank at least six cups of coffee a day had a 10% lower chance of death, and for women, the risk of dying was 15% lower. see? it's not so rough getting up this early. >>> and for the first time in 18 years, in the western part of the united states, you can catch a rare type of solar eclipse this sunday. a ring of fire will radiate from behind the moon as it passes in front of the sun. the ring will be bright, so you're going to need to use solar-safe telescopes or projection methods to watch it. >>> well, arizona republican congressman trent franks is holding a hearing today on a bill he's proposed that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in washington, d.c. well, last night on "the rachel maddow show," eleanor holmes norton, the district of columbia's only elected delegate to congres
for the first time, caucasian births are no longer a majority in the united states. whites accounted for 49.6% of all births, while minorities, including hispanics, blacks and asians, reached 50.4%. >>> hey, here's some good news for all of us. a new study finds that men who drank at least six cups of coffee a day had a 10% lower chance of death, and for women, the risk of dying was 15% lower. see? it's not so rough getting up this early. >>> and for the first time in 18...
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. >> like the united states committed to, nato said they'll have a true presence in afghanistan after 2014. the big questions, though, how many of those troops will not be u.s. soldiers and how long most americans will support even a reduced commitment there is unclear. one indication of what the lighter american presence looks like, defense contractor norfolk grumman finalize add deal to splip nato with its first five drones. >> we agreed to acquire a fleet of remotely piloted aircraft, drones, to strengthen intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. >> again, this is not the united states and their drones. this is now nato going the route of drone aircraft. now, in another signal that our effort there is changing, it appears we're going to hear later this morning that u.s. ambassador ryan crocker plans to step down this summer amp just one year in kabul instead of two, that originally was thought of. one unfinished piece. business from the summit, convincing pakistan to reopen a key supply line on the border of afghanistan for nato and u.s. troops. the president's irritation at
. >> like the united states committed to, nato said they'll have a true presence in afghanistan after 2014. the big questions, though, how many of those troops will not be u.s. soldiers and how long most americans will support even a reduced commitment there is unclear. one indication of what the lighter american presence looks like, defense contractor norfolk grumman finalize add deal to splip nato with its first five drones. >> we agreed to acquire a fleet of remotely piloted...
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. he'll take it all. >> and then stephanie cutter was on "the daily rundown" and she drove home that point. listen. >> mitt romney's business experience wasn't about job creation. we knew that. mitt romney finally admitted that. it was about wealth creation. >> dana, effective? >> well, sure. this is the strongest argument i think that can be made right now. you know, you can sort of see when newt gingrich started this attack on mitt romney a while ago these sorts of ads would be coming with the ominous music. and it does fit in with the whole occupy wall street sentiment, which was out there, dialed back a little bit, but there's a lot of potential for populist anger out there and romney has set himself up by some of the remarks that he's made. so it is one way in which the obama campaign can turn economic angst to their advantage. >> was it wrong, do you think, perry, he keeps calling himself a job creator. and the fact of the matter
he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. he'll take it all. >> and then stephanie cutter was on "the daily rundown" and she drove home that point. listen. >> mitt romney's business experience wasn't about job creation. we knew that. mitt romney finally admitted that. it was about wealth creation. >> dana, effective? >> well, sure. this is the strongest argument i think that can be made...
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> the president is hosting leaders from seven of the world's great leaders this weekend to discuss, among other topics, whether europe can overcome the economic challenges of debt, austerity and the collapse of the greek government. we turn to nbc's mike vicara who has been released from the white house, which is incredible. these g8s are usually troublesome, but this one may be different, especially where europe is concerned. >> this is going to be a g8 meeting of a lot of consequence, no doubt about it. this is one of the finest days you'll erv find around the eastern united states, but there is a figurative cloud hanging over this meeting and that is greece, the situation there, as well as italy and spain. greece doesn't even have a government there yet, and in france a lot of questions being raised about the direction of the european economy, the european union, and that, of course, is going to be front and center francois the newly elected president in france
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. >> i am vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men marrying women are entitled to the same rights, all the civil rights, civil liberties, and quite frankly i don't see much of a distinction beyond that. >> vice president biden on "meet the press" with david gregory. the white house quickly responded maintaining the vice president's comments don't really differ with the president's stance. a statement released -- the vice president was saying what the president has said previously, that committed and loving same-sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans and we oppose any efforts to roll back those rights. the vice president was expressing he too is evolving on the issue after meeting so many committed couples and families in this country. >>> officials in yemen have confirmed that a top al qaeda leader has been killed by an american drone strike. yemeni authorities say al kuzo was killed, was on
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much more ahead. >> gosh, this is quite a revelation if you have the president of the united states that doesn't understand that productivity is a measure of output per person in the nation as a whole and is driven by such things as the level of automation in the society. >> why were. >> reporter: my teeth showing like that? >> because you're smiling. >> excellent. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials... and a growing number of lower emissions planes... which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. ♪ la la la [ man ] whoops, forgot one... [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. >>> the decision by facebook founder ed
much more ahead. >> gosh, this is quite a revelation if you have the president of the united states that doesn't understand that productivity is a measure of output per person in the nation as a whole and is driven by such things as the level of automation in the society. >> why were. >> reporter: my teeth showing like that? >> because you're smiling. >> excellent. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up...
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united states is suspending most sanctions against burma in response to reforms. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will allow american companies to invest in burma, but an arms embargo will remain. and a chinese activist has given details of his torture and retribution they said they suffered at the hands of chinese authorities. the bbc has obtained the first interviews with his family members since he escaped from house arrest last month and fled to the american embassy in beijing, causing a diplomatic crisis. we have more from damascus. >> the human rights activist whose daring escape into the arms of american diplomats put china and america at loggerheads. for 15 days, he had been under guard at a beijing hospital. just how he managed to flee his illegal house arrest, and then adding dozens of guards watching him is becoming more clear. first, he had to scale the walls of his house. as he did, he fell and broke his foot. he head -- hid in a neighbor's pig sty and then late that night went to the river. he could not swim across, but the guards on the bridge wer
united states is suspending most sanctions against burma in response to reforms. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will allow american companies to invest in burma, but an arms embargo will remain. and a chinese activist has given details of his torture and retribution they said they suffered at the hands of chinese authorities. the bbc has obtained the first interviews with his family members since he escaped from house arrest last month and fled to the american embassy in beijing,...
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he didn't even consider himself a citizen of the united states. i think we know he was a citizen. he's rejected that. and i think this tax is very fair. >> regardless, he'll be a very wealthy man either way you cut it. pennsylvania senator bob casey. thanks for your time this morning. >>> keeping an eye on the nasdaq after facebook launched there this morning, roughly about 20 minutes ago. you can see that it's up by five points right now, trading at over $40. it entered the marketplace at $38. >>> the other big story we're keeping an eye on this hour, developing news out of north carolina, the corruption trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. right now jury deliberations are under way. jurors are weighing nearly four weeks of testimony and the evidence to decide if edwards knowingly violated campaign finance laws by using more than $900,000 from wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress during his run for the white house in 2008. if convicted on all six counts, edwards faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. nbc legal analyst joins me now from outside the
he didn't even consider himself a citizen of the united states. i think we know he was a citizen. he's rejected that. and i think this tax is very fair. >> regardless, he'll be a very wealthy man either way you cut it. pennsylvania senator bob casey. thanks for your time this morning. >>> keeping an eye on the nasdaq after facebook launched there this morning, roughly about 20 minutes ago. you can see that it's up by five points right now, trading at over $40. it entered the...
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. that's chilly. [ male announcer ] new bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. >>> it's been a tough year for congressional incumbents and it's only may. we are looking at the growing number of congressional casualties. five house members and senator failed to make it out of the primaries. there is a running theme and in every case, the race featured a newcomer taking down the long time veteran. in pennsylvania, 10-term congressman was ousted by an attorney. in illinois, it was the republican getting knocked off by king singer. that is predictable. in ohio, 65-year-old democrat and 60-year-old republican congresswoman both lost primaries on the same day. although kucinich with another long time member. a combined 40 plus terms failing to make it out of the primaries and losing to team in had been there longer before they think except in the case of is
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> the issue of president obama's birth certificate is being raised again. arizona secretary of state ken b bennett says he might keep the president off the arizona ballot. here's what arizona senator john mccain had to say. >> she end kated to me that with all due process and trustworthiness that, indeed, she had seen the birth certificate. it was a valid birth certificate. >> it should be the end right there. but both the arizona senator and the governor support republican mitt romney. so joining me here is former ohio secretary of state ken blackwell. and i have to be honest with you, ken, my first reaction to the story, you heard me saying really? come on? not again. i'm being wise about this because it seems ridiculous. it seems like it's been asked and answered and it's almost annoying to have to waste time talking about it. >> i think you're right. these are not the issues that will be focused on in this election. this is coming down to about, as i've told y
you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> the issue of president obama's birth certificate is being raised again. arizona secretary of state ken b bennett says he might keep the president off the arizona ballot. here's what arizona senator john mccain had to say. >> she end kated to me that with all due process and trustworthiness that, indeed, she had seen the birth certificate. it was a valid birth certificate. >> it should be the end right there....
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that's $200 million in just the united states. how is it doing globally? >> you know, craig, it's earned now cumulatively worldwide grosses of nearly $642 million in just 12 days. it opened, you know, in overseas markets april 25th. it is also surpassing the previous north american record which was set by none other than "harry potter" which earned just over $169 million when it opened in theaters domestically last summer. it's also a real stamp of validation, a vindication essentially on disney's $4 billion acquisition of marvel entertainment back in 2009 and might go a long way to soften the blow of that recent thud. remember that -- >> john carter. >> you hit the money there. >> oh, yes. >> and amazingly enough it was also about $30 million more expensive to make than the avengers so this is essentially a win. >> all right. did you see it? >> i didn't. i'm sorry. i actually saw "the pirates" instead which was excellent by the way. >> cnbc's mandy drury with that report and a movie recommendation for you as well on this monday morning. always a pleasure.
that's $200 million in just the united states. how is it doing globally? >> you know, craig, it's earned now cumulatively worldwide grosses of nearly $642 million in just 12 days. it opened, you know, in overseas markets april 25th. it is also surpassing the previous north american record which was set by none other than "harry potter" which earned just over $169 million when it opened in theaters domestically last summer. it's also a real stamp of validation, a vindication...
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from the moment is he became president of the united states, he's increased veteran spending more than nel president hases in 30 years on behalf of veterans. that's why you see a 10%ers budget increase in the va and that's contrasted against what mitt romney did in his four years as governor for veterans. >> attorney general biden, you have former service member to my right nodding in agreement with everything you're saying. wes moore, i want to bring you in here. in terms of veterans' attitudes towards this war and their conception how the president handled it. a lot of us have the mistaken impression if you're in the army you're pro-war. a lot of veterans believe in very specific and very thought through use of force and that the fact that president obama has had a light footprint which we'll talk about later has been very good for this country and sort of not using the military in a broad sense but using it in discreet measures has won him support among those who have served. >> understanding these aren't just numbers we're talking about when we're deploying brigades. these are live
from the moment is he became president of the united states, he's increased veteran spending more than nel president hases in 30 years on behalf of veterans. that's why you see a 10%ers budget increase in the va and that's contrasted against what mitt romney did in his four years as governor for veterans. >> attorney general biden, you have former service member to my right nodding in agreement with everything you're saying. wes moore, i want to bring you in here. in terms of veterans'...
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this farm in concord, north carolina, is one of only about a hundred in the united states. it helps young farmers and plays into a bigger goal. the u.s. department of agriculture says we need new farmers. the american farmer is getting old, an average age of almost 60. the usda has earmarked $18 million a year toward the goal of attracting 100,000 new farmers. >> we would like to put a big sign in rural america saying, open for business, we want you young people come our way. >> reporter: it's not lack of interest. young people just don't have the start-up money needed. the usda says the average income from a new farm in 2009 was minus $8,000. >> joe really is the future of farming. >> reporter: joe paid $240 a year to be part of this program and took an eight-week course to learn farming basics, like planting, but also how to run a farm as a business. >> have to turn this water back on here in a minute. >> reporter: the incubator farmers graduate to plots of land where they can practice the lessons of the classroom. >> where does somebody test the waters when you need a $3
this farm in concord, north carolina, is one of only about a hundred in the united states. it helps young farmers and plays into a bigger goal. the u.s. department of agriculture says we need new farmers. the american farmer is getting old, an average age of almost 60. the usda has earmarked $18 million a year toward the goal of attracting 100,000 new farmers. >> we would like to put a big sign in rural america saying, open for business, we want you young people come our way. >>...
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for example, they evening going to bring up whether obama was born in the united states. >> the birther right. >> these are racism canards. they're not telling the truth. >> here's my question. if race becomes an issue again in the fall, does it not for the president revive the base, and does it not also motivate some of those centrist independent voters who might not show up at the polls in november? >> i think that's an absolutely legitimate thing to say. at the end of the day, if you want to motivate the black base, the african-american base in the united states of america, all you have do is pull the race card. if you don't believe me, look at 2008. the other demographic, women age 30s to 50, they don't like this kind of campaigning, and i should also say every single day that mitt romney is not talking about the economy, that he's talking about gay marriage, that he's talk about about his lack of credibility or birtherism or having to defend things that even his own campaign is not doing, it's bad for mitt romney and good for the obama campaign. >> lynn, one of the things we'll see
for example, they evening going to bring up whether obama was born in the united states. >> the birther right. >> these are racism canards. they're not telling the truth. >> here's my question. if race becomes an issue again in the fall, does it not for the president revive the base, and does it not also motivate some of those centrist independent voters who might not show up at the polls in november? >> i think that's an absolutely legitimate thing to say. at the end of...
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and so one could say with the new brig grade assi brigade assigned to the united states, some of that connective tissue will occur once again, that's been lacking since we went into afghanistan. >> john? >> yes. i mean, i think that you very adequately and numerically expressed the problem. the piece dividend -- the peace dividend disappeared in the 19 the 90s. we were able to balance the budget, do a little bit with some of the someone we saved, but that disappeared quite rapidly with the doubling of the u.s. military budget after mili 2000-2001. we did not prepare for transformation of our manufacturing base and we saw the erosion of our manufacturing base as a result of that. it's not that the complete causal relationship there. it's only one of the contributing factors. we did not prepare for with when we had a peace dividend for a transformation or our manufacturing base. in terms of the obesity analogy, we are the biggest in the world. we are responsible for the largest amount of military spending in the world. but we're not the only fat cat. there are some pretty pudgy people o
and so one could say with the new brig grade assi brigade assigned to the united states, some of that connective tissue will occur once again, that's been lacking since we went into afghanistan. >> john? >> yes. i mean, i think that you very adequately and numerically expressed the problem. the piece dividend -- the peace dividend disappeared in the 19 the 90s. we were able to balance the budget, do a little bit with some of the someone we saved, but that disappeared quite rapidly...
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do you think upward mobility still exists in the united states? >> sure i do. i think -- i don't see why the success of another steve jobs or another successful entrepreneur has any effect on income mobility. now, it's true that, say, coming out of the second world war we educated our population, education has been distributed more efficiently across our population. so is it to a certain extent income equality going to slow down as you distribute education more effectively? yes, it is. but i don't think that's indicative of a problem in america, i think that's indicative of success. >> but wealth sometimes creates benefits for society and at other times creates more wealth. so you have strong faith that markets reward those that contribute the most. one of the lessons of the financial crisis it seems is that the incentives to make money were in place and the risks were in a different place. can we have faith that markets are going to actually settle out and sort of create truths? or are the markets misplaced? >> i think people misunderstand the financial crisis
do you think upward mobility still exists in the united states? >> sure i do. i think -- i don't see why the success of another steve jobs or another successful entrepreneur has any effect on income mobility. now, it's true that, say, coming out of the second world war we educated our population, education has been distributed more efficiently across our population. so is it to a certain extent income equality going to slow down as you distribute education more effectively? yes, it is....
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the president of the united states has got the country going in the wrong direction and keeps trying to change the subject instead of focusing on what the american people want. that is jobs and reducing the tax burden. >> speaking of changing the subject, my question was, are you -- >> he's not talking about that -- >> are you actively trying to repeal the law? >> yes. it's not a law. it was a court decision made against the law in the state of iowa. i signed the defense of marriage law. our supreme court struck it down. three members of the court were voted out because the voters of iowa were upset that the court did this and now the iowa house of representatives has passed the constitutional amendment to give the people a chance to vote on this. i support that. unfortunately, the democratically-controlled senate majority leader would not let that come to a vote. even though the votes were there in the senate to pass it. now we're going to work to get a republican majority in the senate so the people of iowa will have a chance to vote on this issue. but iowans care more about jobs.
the president of the united states has got the country going in the wrong direction and keeps trying to change the subject instead of focusing on what the american people want. that is jobs and reducing the tax burden. >> speaking of changing the subject, my question was, are you -- >> he's not talking about that -- >> are you actively trying to repeal the law? >> yes. it's not a law. it was a court decision made against the law in the state of iowa. i signed the defense...
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this, as the united states and a dozen allies expel syrian diplomats. the question is why are russia and china continuing to defend syria, even after the latest massacre there? we will have a live report. >>> it is official -- mitt romney is the republican nominee for president. but that occasion overshadowed by his spending the evening in vegas, with donald j. trump. the question is, what is in it for mitt to stand side by side with the donald. and a huge upset at the french open as fifth-seeded serena williams bounced in the first round by the 111th
this, as the united states and a dozen allies expel syrian diplomats. the question is why are russia and china continuing to defend syria, even after the latest massacre there? we will have a live report. >>> it is official -- mitt romney is the republican nominee for president. but that occasion overshadowed by his spending the evening in vegas, with donald j. trump. the question is, what is in it for mitt to stand side by side with the donald. and a huge upset at the french open as...
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he will be returning france to a time when they are differentiating themselves from the united states, from germany and others on foreign affairs. >> "the new york times" in an editorial today says that pushing for the americans and perhaps the french to pressure angela merkel to ease up on some of the austerity measures. this is no time to mince words. merkel's one size fits all program has been a failure, pushing heavily indebted countries deep near recession making it even harder to pay off debts. it is putting the already weak recovery in the united states at risk and fueling instability and extremism in europe. certainly president obama has a lot riding on economic stability in europe. >> for sure. look, their economy is directly tied to ours. that's the issue on which president obama is going to rise or election in the election in the fall. they're acutely aware of that as is the romney campaign watching this from afar, not stepping close to it very often. it's become a regular part of romney's stump speech saying if we continue on the path obama set us down, we'll become like g
he will be returning france to a time when they are differentiating themselves from the united states, from germany and others on foreign affairs. >> "the new york times" in an editorial today says that pushing for the americans and perhaps the french to pressure angela merkel to ease up on some of the austerity measures. this is no time to mince words. merkel's one size fits all program has been a failure, pushing heavily indebted countries deep near recession making it even...
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i'm more than happy to tell you why i'm qualified to serve in the united states senate, however. >> i have some would say better experience than barack obama had when he was a senator and ran. >> i don't know whether i would run and hillary doesn't know whether she will run. >> i'm going to say something. >> it seems -- >> impossible. >> how do we know bin laden is really dead? >> there it is. >> if mitt romney gave 10% of his income to the red cross or doctors without borders, i would be the first to say good robot. he gives it to the mormon church which spent millions here in california in a political battle to make sure the only gay at a wedding is the priest who performs the ceremony. >> the simple proposition. who do you love? >> do you believe that same sex men and women should be able to get legally married? >> are you going to start there? >> yes, i do. >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, are entitled to the same exact rights. >> second term with this administration come out behind same sex marriage? the institution of marr
i'm more than happy to tell you why i'm qualified to serve in the united states senate, however. >> i have some would say better experience than barack obama had when he was a senator and ran. >> i don't know whether i would run and hillary doesn't know whether she will run. >> i'm going to say something. >> it seems -- >> impossible. >> how do we know bin laden is really dead? >> there it is. >> if mitt romney gave 10% of his income to the red...
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and i think when you're running for re-election as president of the united states, it needs to be more substantive. >> was hope more substantive. >> he wasn't the president then. that was a little bit different. it did capture the times that senator obama was running in. i don't know. >> erin mcpike, you said you liked. i put you on the spot. >> it does need to be simplistic so people can tell their neighbor what it is. the backward part of it that mitt romney is just like the bush administration just like republicans in 2008, it's an indictment against that. and forward is the opposite. >> so it connotes the backwardness of bush 43 while at the same time proposing an alternative. >> exactly. >> ari? >> i'm not feeling it. i was saying before that change we can believe in gestured towards a core promise of the obama campaign which is that he was not a normal politician. some people strongly disagree with that, but that's what it jett gestured toward. >> i think wolfson probably disagreed with that at the time. >> the famed lead strategist for the hillary clinton, what it said about hil
and i think when you're running for re-election as president of the united states, it needs to be more substantive. >> was hope more substantive. >> he wasn't the president then. that was a little bit different. it did capture the times that senator obama was running in. i don't know. >> erin mcpike, you said you liked. i put you on the spot. >> it does need to be simplistic so people can tell their neighbor what it is. the backward part of it that mitt romney is just...
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i don't care if it's tokenism, the united states needs to make a busch to europe. that's how we get back to one another. but for understandable political reasons we can't do that. we're offering our advice, our council. sometimes it's well received, sometimes it's not well received. the for is doing lots of important -- when we don't engage with europe and we say, look, europe's got this, they're a large economy, they can take care of it. we'll return there but at a greater cost. i don't want that to happen. i want us to be involved in this profound crisis and that's exactly what it is, whether europe tends to think it's our crisis, our issue. i don't want this to be a race to the bottom for our economies. i want it to be a race to the top. we can we can't blame each other. we've got to find a solution. >> can i comment on that. heather made a very good point. we suffer from the same problem that europe suffers from, which is we are failing to make decisions. our budget is stuck now until january and then we'll see what we do. europe is also failing to make decisio
i don't care if it's tokenism, the united states needs to make a busch to europe. that's how we get back to one another. but for understandable political reasons we can't do that. we're offering our advice, our council. sometimes it's well received, sometimes it's not well received. the for is doing lots of important -- when we don't engage with europe and we say, look, europe's got this, they're a large economy, they can take care of it. we'll return there but at a greater cost. i don't want...
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it's the beauty of the united states of america. but the guy's got no record to run on. >>> did facebook give insiders preferential treatment? the latest on calls for an investigation and why nasdaq is scrambling. >>> iran nuclear talks could deadlock. does that make a military strike more likely? >>> why is pakistan punishing
it's the beauty of the united states of america. but the guy's got no record to run on. >>> did facebook give insiders preferential treatment? the latest on calls for an investigation and why nasdaq is scrambling. >>> iran nuclear talks could deadlock. does that make a military strike more likely? >>> why is pakistan punishing
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. >> from the white house today, the tour is a mandate, a plan to boost travel to and within the united states. >> it is all part of the focus on job creation. >> international travelers are a focus, increasing numbers from 50 million to 100 million by 2021. and visitors who would spend $250 billion while they are here. >> it translates into millions of jobs in america. they cannot be exported. >> it is being welcomed by travel officials. >> we need more visitors. they leave their money behind. we love it. >> tourism is a big engine helping to drive maryland's economy. domestic visitors spending adds up to $13.9 billion. in 2012, our state is going to become an even more attractive destination. >> we are excited about the celebration that starts june 13. we had an announcement today about the grand prix coming back. that is wonderful. >> the bubba gump shrimp company, city officials are excited too. >> it represents jobs for baltimore and enhancement in our tourism. >> they are expected to draw visitors and bring up to 300 new jobs to the inner harbor. in baltimore, wbal-tv 11 news. >>>
. >> from the white house today, the tour is a mandate, a plan to boost travel to and within the united states. >> it is all part of the focus on job creation. >> international travelers are a focus, increasing numbers from 50 million to 100 million by 2021. and visitors who would spend $250 billion while they are here. >> it translates into millions of jobs in america. they cannot be exported. >> it is being welcomed by travel officials. >> we need more...
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. >> reporter: it's an early start to fire season in the western united states with fires already burning in five western states. one in prescott, arizona, and the other in northern colorado. and the fire started earlier this week and is burning near ft. collins, colorado, and that is burningin in pines and steep areas of the region. the winds helped with the fire and there are evacuations of some smaller communities. it's beautiful and dangerous. >> you have to deal with it. and that is beautiful and this is coming with the territory. >> that is scary. you know, we have friends, neighbors, you know and this is a tight community here and, you know, i am worried. i'm really worried about it. >> reporter: a fire burning near prescott, arizona, not far from phoenix continues to burn and started last sunday. the gladiator fire chewed up more than 13,000 acres and is burning in the remote areas and stay away from the mining towns. so far, the winds have died down and helping them in their fight. the humidity is still at very low levels. and as they burn, the neighbors are keeping a close eye o
. >> reporter: it's an early start to fire season in the western united states with fires already burning in five western states. one in prescott, arizona, and the other in northern colorado. and the fire started earlier this week and is burning near ft. collins, colorado, and that is burningin in pines and steep areas of the region. the winds helped with the fire and there are evacuations of some smaller communities. it's beautiful and dangerous. >> you have to deal with it. and...
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united states. but it doesn't always live up to it. so we have the mccarthy era and so on. we think that we have the best system. but now we're in a world where we have a global communications system, and censorship anywhere, like singapore, is censorship everywhere. it's not human rights for people in singapore any more, it's our interests in knowing what's happening in singapore and our interests in knowing the world. so when the minister of law of sing por says, look, we completely reject your notion, and the reason we reject it is on the merits. it's not because we want to be a regressive government, it's because we believe that you are showing by the way in which you've constructed your free speech that you cannot have a functioning system. look at the polarization in your society. look at what happens when you let people say anything. look what happens when people can say the judiciary is lying or corrupt. look what happens when people speak disrespectfully about the government. you're getting
united states. but it doesn't always live up to it. so we have the mccarthy era and so on. we think that we have the best system. but now we're in a world where we have a global communications system, and censorship anywhere, like singapore, is censorship everywhere. it's not human rights for people in singapore any more, it's our interests in knowing what's happening in singapore and our interests in knowing the world. so when the minister of law of sing por says, look, we completely reject...
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., as you look at a live picture of the united states capitol. let's check in with bill karins. how bad is it going to be today? >> downpours, d.c. and baltimore currently. it looks like one of those mornings that it will be extra slow. if you can get away with staying inside a little longer, wait for the rain to move out. the worst of it up i-95 from fredericksburg to d.c., heading for annapolis and baltimore, you're soon to get drenched. eventually this will work up into areas of, say, philadelphia and even new york city a little later this morning. right now just light rain in central p.a. we're covered in light rain in northern new england. those downpours as i mentioned will roll through philly probably sometime right around 8:00, new york city more or less toward 9:00 or 10:00. most of these areas apt to get a 0 break in the afternoon. then we'll probably get another round tonight. also have a chance for strong thunderstorms. it will be a hot, summer like day today around chicago and through the southern great lakes to the quad cities. we will see a round of thunderstorms
., as you look at a live picture of the united states capitol. let's check in with bill karins. how bad is it going to be today? >> downpours, d.c. and baltimore currently. it looks like one of those mornings that it will be extra slow. if you can get away with staying inside a little longer, wait for the rain to move out. the worst of it up i-95 from fredericksburg to d.c., heading for annapolis and baltimore, you're soon to get drenched. eventually this will work up into areas of, say,...
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the last time new jersey sent a republican to the united states senate. so i don't want to hear any other state crying that their state is so hard. we can't do this. come to new jersey, man, and be a republican. then you'll know hard. but it can be done. it can be done. that's where my optimism comes from, but for my state and for our country. it's not about having everyone agree with you all the time. the people in new jersey don't always agree with everything i do. and they certainly don't always agree with the way i say it, but they know i'm telling them the truth as i see it. see, i'm not looking to be loved. i think politicians get themgs in trouble when they're looking to be loved. i get plenty of love at home. i'm not bragging. i just do. i got a great wife and four great children. and i'm not looking for the people of new jersey to love me. because when you're looking for love in this job that's when deficits get run up. when you're looking for love in this job, it's because you can't say no to anything. because someone somewhere won't love you. i
the last time new jersey sent a republican to the united states senate. so i don't want to hear any other state crying that their state is so hard. we can't do this. come to new jersey, man, and be a republican. then you'll know hard. but it can be done. it can be done. that's where my optimism comes from, but for my state and for our country. it's not about having everyone agree with you all the time. the people in new jersey don't always agree with everything i do. and they certainly don't...
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here's a taste of the ad. >> he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. he'll take it all. >> when the obama campaign's bain ad hit yesterday, the romney campaign responded almost immediately releasing an online video they called the american dream. it profiles what they believe is a bain success story, steel dynamics. >> mitt romney's private sector leadership team stepped in. building a dream with over 6,000 employees today. >> if it wasn't for a company like steel dynamic, this county wouldn't have a lot. >> a couple of things about the web video. bain is never said in the video. number two, there's another back story about steel dynamics. it got a lot more money via government incentives, taxpayer incentives than it did from bain capital. now bain capital, by the way, did release a statement yesterday defending the company. "we understand that in a political campaign our exemplary 28-year record will be disported and complex business situations will be portrayed in a simplistic way." and this morning
here's a taste of the ad. >> he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. he'll take it all. >> when the obama campaign's bain ad hit yesterday, the romney campaign responded almost immediately releasing an online video they called the american dream. it profiles what they believe is a bain success story, steel dynamics. >> mitt romney's private sector leadership team stepped in. building a dream with over...
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the united states is getting itself out of a mess slowly but securely from what we know u.s. step now stands at almost sixteen trillion u.s. dollars succeeding d.d.p. . will that continue to create instability for the global financial system and how will the u.s. exactly cope well that well of course i think of it greatly exaggerated for political reasons we have we have apparently a big debt problem course of the moment that the interest rates the way they are and how this is easily. not a great strain of course we suited for the sort of at some point rise and that return over that it's going to be going to has the what your bar at one percent to have attempting to. look. the basic problem is medical costs our medical care system is extremely inefficient very expensive we have pretty well most twenty percent if the seventeen or eighteen percent of national income goes to a medicare number half that's private by the way but half of that is public and this is squeezing everything. social security is a bit of a problem i think as such here is a minor issue. the things that are
the united states is getting itself out of a mess slowly but securely from what we know u.s. step now stands at almost sixteen trillion u.s. dollars succeeding d.d.p. . will that continue to create instability for the global financial system and how will the u.s. exactly cope well that well of course i think of it greatly exaggerated for political reasons we have we have apparently a big debt problem course of the moment that the interest rates the way they are and how this is easily. not a...
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what is it that he's done as the president of the united states over the last four years? has he established the revitalization he promised he would bring to us? did he hold unemployment below 8%? it's been what, 39 months now. that hasn't happened. he promised it would happen by virtue of his stimulus. gasoline prices, home prices, are they happy with the prices? level of foreclosures? do they think someone can do better? this is a president who spends his time blaming other people for the fact that he has been unsuccessful in turning around had economy. i think the reason you're seeing it across the country people saying they'd like to try someone new is because they believe this president, while he may be a nice guy is simply not up to the task of helping guide an economy. >> he doesn't respond directly to the challenges about the job losses, the companies that were put out of business. what many people including of course, the obama commercials claim, are the way private equity does push people out and simply increase profits as they are supposed to but increase profit
what is it that he's done as the president of the united states over the last four years? has he established the revitalization he promised he would bring to us? did he hold unemployment below 8%? it's been what, 39 months now. that hasn't happened. he promised it would happen by virtue of his stimulus. gasoline prices, home prices, are they happy with the prices? level of foreclosures? do they think someone can do better? this is a president who spends his time blaming other people for the...
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having a currency without being of a single state it's got a lot of problems the. united states. essentially there is a central government giving out money to the poor part of the there's a problem if you have money for poor parts people can move one place to another of course they can move in the european union but language is a problem that languages are much much harder to move in. europe that is the united states even apart from oh you've said in the beginning of the interview that the united states is getting itself out of a mass slowly but securely from what we know u.s. step now stands at almost sixteen trillion u.s. dollars exceeding d.d.p. . will that continue to create instability for the global financial system and how will the u.s. exactly cope well that well of course i think of it greatly exaggerated for political reasons we have we have apparently a big debt problem of the moment that the interest rates the way they are and how this is usually. not a great strain of course we assume good face will at some point rise and that return over that it's going to be going
having a currency without being of a single state it's got a lot of problems the. united states. essentially there is a central government giving out money to the poor part of the there's a problem if you have money for poor parts people can move one place to another of course they can move in the european union but language is a problem that languages are much much harder to move in. europe that is the united states even apart from oh you've said in the beginning of the interview that the...
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. >> i'm going to read you a list of senators that were in the united states senate in 2008 that will not be there in 2013, republican side only. lugar, warner, specter, bennett, snow, gordon smith, voinovich, hagel. democratics, byrd, kennedy, biden, dodd, lincoln, nelson, clinton, obama. people how about the grandiosity of the senate, the people who would work with the other side, that's a lot of senate power going. >> it's most of the gang of "x." >> yeah. this gang of ten, that was anybody that was ever on a bipartisan piece of legislation, it was one of those ten names. >> that's why you see so much frustration in the american electorate right now. there's a reason why congress isn't working the pay it has in the past. it's changed really dramatically in the last five years. >> and it's interesting, you've always heard there was debate among some democrats during the john roberts hearings about whether to support him or not because some democrats supported him because they believed in the notion that you do that. one of the things that hurt lug ser when lugar is when he supported
. >> i'm going to read you a list of senators that were in the united states senate in 2008 that will not be there in 2013, republican side only. lugar, warner, specter, bennett, snow, gordon smith, voinovich, hagel. democratics, byrd, kennedy, biden, dodd, lincoln, nelson, clinton, obama. people how about the grandiosity of the senate, the people who would work with the other side, that's a lot of senate power going. >> it's most of the gang of "x." >> yeah. this...
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states? >> come on. you're going to start there? >> yes, i do. >> okay. have you ever seen that publicly before? >> i don't know if i've ever been asked publicly. >> there we have it. arne duncan on the record now. are we going to see increased pressure on the white house as well as cabinet members to come out and give what they feel is an adamant statement about whether or not they support marriage equality? i just got this hot note about david axelrod in a conference call with reporters this morning saying that in terms of the vice president's remarks as i said yesterday i think they were entirely consistent with the president's position which is that couples who are married whether they are gay or heterosexuhet roe sw sex yule couples are entitled to the same rights. chris, your thoughts? >> well, i mean, here is what i think is going to end up happening. at some point the president is going to have to come out and address this clearly in terms of whether he supports gay marriage or not. j
states? >> come on. you're going to start there? >> yes, i do. >> okay. have you ever seen that publicly before? >> i don't know if i've ever been asked publicly. >> there we have it. arne duncan on the record now. are we going to see increased pressure on the white house as well as cabinet members to come out and give what they feel is an adamant statement about whether or not they support marriage equality? i just got this hot note about david axelrod in a...
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it was great the united states stepped in. it, of course, points to a lot of the shortages and shortcomings that we have in our capabilities. but there was something -- there was another element that you should not, you know -- you should
it was great the united states stepped in. it, of course, points to a lot of the shortages and shortcomings that we have in our capabilities. but there was something -- there was another element that you should not, you know -- you should
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and they're not accountable to the united states. also there is a move to make america, canada and mexico one region. my question is this. can you tell us what the central bank system is in europe and whether they are accountable? and is the idea of waging our lives in europe rather than having nations affect the people of europe? thank you. >> mr. lombardi? >> yeah, this is really about financial globalization. right now, you know, the caller was reminding us these financial flows do provide opportunities, but clearly sometimes also pose issues. european banks, you know, may well have stakes in u.s. banks, but it is also true the contrary that the u.s. banks clearly are very -- have a very international reach and therefore also, you know, u.s. banks do have stakes in a european and other banks elsewhere. that said, you know, regardless of whether it's a european bank having a stake here in the u.s. bank, the u.s. bank is still subject to u.s. laws and still subject to u.s. regulatory authorities. and in exchange for that, access the
and they're not accountable to the united states. also there is a move to make america, canada and mexico one region. my question is this. can you tell us what the central bank system is in europe and whether they are accountable? and is the idea of waging our lives in europe rather than having nations affect the people of europe? thank you. >> mr. lombardi? >> yeah, this is really about financial globalization. right now, you know, the caller was reminding us these financial flows...
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here in the united states. and there's no surprise that we have a problem with obesity, and it's not just the quantity of food that we eat. it's the quality of food that we eat. we eat a lot of junk food, and you're thinking right now, maybe i've come to the wrong conference by accident, but, no. there is, i think, a strong connection between our attitudes towards food and our attitudes towards the pentagon. the pentagon has gone on an enormous eating spree over the last decade and has grown enormous, and this conversation about, what is it for, has not taken place. yes, we haven't had a conversation among nato allies about why we should be cutting this or cutting that, but we also haven't had a conversation about why we ever spent this money in the first place. that, i think, is the question that we should be, the conversation we should be having. right now here in the united states we have basically three approaches to the obesity problem facing nato. and u.s. spending. and the three options are basically thi
here in the united states. and there's no surprise that we have a problem with obesity, and it's not just the quantity of food that we eat. it's the quality of food that we eat. we eat a lot of junk food, and you're thinking right now, maybe i've come to the wrong conference by accident, but, no. there is, i think, a strong connection between our attitudes towards food and our attitudes towards the pentagon. the pentagon has gone on an enormous eating spree over the last decade and has grown...
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after surviving the war, he d devoted himself to studies at yusts in okinawa, tokyo, and the united states, to try and understand why his islands had to make such a great sacrifice. during his tenure as governor, the okinawan people's -- in 1996, after a series of negotiations with the pentagon and tokyo oda won a concession. including the notorious futenma marine air station. however, after the governor retired from the politics, the base issue became deadlocked over where to relocate it. >> people question so strongly that that the okinawa military bases should be cut down, in mainland japan. so nowadays, anger toward the central government. local people feel that they are betrayed by the current center of government after 40 years. >> reporter: anything have changed about the issue of the bases? >> nothing has changed at all. even worse. >> reporter: ohta survived the battle of okinawa as a child soldier. he says the sacrifice of a third of the islanders made him determined to eliminate military bases from his homeland. >> i'm afraid unless the people understand the local people, during
after surviving the war, he d devoted himself to studies at yusts in okinawa, tokyo, and the united states, to try and understand why his islands had to make such a great sacrifice. during his tenure as governor, the okinawan people's -- in 1996, after a series of negotiations with the pentagon and tokyo oda won a concession. including the notorious futenma marine air station. however, after the governor retired from the politics, the base issue became deadlocked over where to relocate it....